TSPSC paper leak: Arrested Warangal DE is a trainer at Hyderabad coaching centre
In a fresh twist to the TSPSC question paper leakage case, the SIT has arrested Warangal Electricity Department Divisional Engineer Ramesh for his alleged involvement in the scandal
HYDERABAD: In a fresh twist to the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) question paper leakage case, the special investigation team (SIT) has arrested Warangal Electricity Department Divisional Engineer (DE) Ramesh for his alleged involvement in the scandal.
The SIT sleuths arrested him on Saturday for allegedly purchasing the question paper for the entrance examination for the recruitment of Assistant Engineers and in turn selling it to 20 others. The TSPSC question paper leakage scandal came to light in March 2023.
According to reports, DE Ramesh has been training AE job aspirants at a coaching centre located at RTC X Roads in Hyderabad. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case, is reported to have found that Ramesh allegedly purchased the leaked question paper for the AE exam and distributed it to his students. Following the revelations made by DE Ramesh, the SIT is expected to make more arrests of those who had bought the question paper from him.
Meanwhile, the SIT has already arrested Junior Assistant of Warangal Electricity Department Ravi Kishore and found that he had sold question papers to 20 candidates for a premium. Based on the information given by him, the SIT is going on the trail of the candidates who secured top marks.
The investigation team arrested three more persons in the question paper leakage case last Thursday, taking the total number of the arrested persons to 45 even as 46 others were named as suspects.